this morning as well as coverage throughout the city for the parade and other events as well. good morning. i'm sarah simmons i'm melanie alnwick. wisdom martin is live on the na it is early but the crowds are already gathering on the mall at the hour. we'll have more on all the excitement there and all those crowds will mean a busy day for metro which is open. we'll check in with fox 5's karen gray houston for more on how metro is handling the morning rush. >> all of this is leading up to the public wearing-in ceremony. tom fitzgerald will be live where president obama will take the public oath of office later this morning. after that, come the celebration. lauren demarco is live at freedom plaza covering the inaugural parade for us. and we want to see your take on this day in history. show us how you are taking part in the inauguration. send us your pictures and video to 2013 at wttg.com. also, can you use the blue upload button on the top right of our inauguration photo page at myfoxdc.com. be sure to tell us where you

are and what you're doing so we can have your perspective from there. can you send us your picture on twitter. and a lot of people bundling up wondering how many layers do i need this morning before i head downtown to the national mall. >> you want to be prepared here so several layers, particularly early. if you are headed out right now where our temperatures are below freezing, we should warm up into the mid-40s maybe for a time. time. >> definitely a big toughy day. of a he got the big puffy waiting for me. >> and for all this week. temperature at reagan national, 35 degrees now. and most of the area has dipped below the freezing mark. 30 at dulles and bwi marshall. looking at our satellite-radar, we have an arctic front on the move. it is pushing into the great lakes. you can see the cloud cover associated with. it as that comes hard charging through the area later this afternoon, our winds up ahead

of it will be out of the south today. we are thinking maybe low 40s, mid-40s in a couple of spots here during the day today with partly sunny skies but as that front moves in, wind pick up. maybe a few snow showers late this afternoon and tonight. we are in the arctic air for the remainder of the week. high temperatures tomorrow won't get out of the 20s. so make sure the furnace is working, that kind of thing. the cold around here will be dangerous starting tomorrow. there you go. temperatures falling late today and maybe a few snow showers as well. >> just a few snow showers. >> not enough to be a concern. >> thank you. let's check in with julie wright to get the latest on traffic. how it is looking out there? >> so far, so good. i know a lot of people are starting to take metro. it opened at 4:00 a.m. this morning headed into downtown. if you are traveling, which i strongly suggest you do not do traveling in towards the festivities, 66 coming across the tr bridge, the bridge remains open but you can't get

any further than 23rd street. so others you come off the bridge, there is nowhere to go. -- so, as soon as you come off the bridge, there is nowhere to go. keep in mind the memorial bridge will be closed offer to pedestrian traffic only. pedestrian traffic only coming across the memorial bridge. 66 remains open but where are you going to go from there? the freeway is open in each direction but the third street tunnel and the ninth street tunnel and 12th street tunnel have been closed off. i see a lot of people headed over towards metro to use that as their means of transportation headed into downtown. keep in mind, the service has been suspended on marc this morning because ever the festivities. there is a special inaugural traffic pattern if you will for those traveling on the penn line. make note of that if that is your way into downtown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. back to you. >> thank you.

about 600,000 to 800,000 people expected to be on hand for today's public inauguration and parade. >> apts good idea if can you to take metro. there are some stations that are close for the celebration. -- it is a good idea if you can to take metro. karen gray houston is covering all things metro. >> reporter: god morning. we can't stress it enough. metro is your best bet for getting down to the mall for the inaugural festivities. the official start time for metro today was 4:00 a.m. but we did notice here at the gallery place station, the doors did not open to customers at exactly 4:00 a.m. there was a line at the top of the escalators at that time. the barriers were not lifted until about 4:13. some folks were anxious to get on the trains to go home. even more folk trying to get closer to the inaugural festivities on the mall.

>> i just got off so they are he not letting the bus come home so the best way home is the subway so i'm taking advantage of it. >> we have to head down to volunteer at d and seventh street for the inauguration. we are like official volunteers. >> what time are you supposed to be there? >> by 5:00. no later than 5:00. >> reporter: metro's hours today for your planning purposes open 4:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m. peak fares are from 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. there are normal week day parking rates. parking fees will be charged when exiting. metro suggests that you plan your day without a transfer. it will make it easier. all five rail lines do have stops that are near the national mall. three metro stations will be closed today during the inaugural festivities. they are archives, mount vernon square and smithsonian. we are live at gallery place. karen gray houston, fox 5 news.

back to you guys. >> thank you. soon, spectator will be pouring into d.c. for a chance to be part of history. security is in place and the national guard is gearing up. >> if you are one of months heading out, we want you to be prepared. wisdom marten is down on the national mall with the last- minute reminders. very important there. >> good morning to you. investigator it is cold and chilly but people are still slowly making their way down to this area as they get ready for inauguration 2013. going be for a pretty big event today. last time this was a crowd out here on the national mall that stretched from the national capitol as far as the eye can see. they are expecting a pretty large crowd around this time as well. a couple of things to get down here early and dress really warm. also, you need to know about some openings. there is some locations opening on national mall. constitution avenue northwest between seventh and 12th, that will be open at 6:30 a.m.

also, independence avenue between seventh and 12th will be open at 6:30 this morning. also, you need to know, there are some things that you can not bring down to the inauguration. we'll put that graphic up for you as well. firearms, alcohol, backpacks, large bags, thermoses, coolers, signs, no animals. keep that in mind. it is cold. so dress warm when you come down here. you need to get here early because it is going be for a crowd at some point. may not be as big as last time but dim a crowd here. remember that fox 5 will be here all morning long with all kinds of updates. we have crews all over the place. stay tuned for fox 5. we have all you need to know about inauguration 2013. back to you. >> i know it is cold because you've already got theling earmuffs on. >> the hat is coming next. not getting warm enough out

here. >> we'll see you in a bit. the ravens are super bowl bound. it will be harbaugh versus harbaugh in new orleans. we'll have more from last night's victory over the pats. >> if you plan to be out for inauguration events today, please share your photos and videos with us. you e-mail them to 13 at wttg.com. you can also send them on twitter. twitte  we'll be right back.  every time someone chooses finish over cascade, it sparks a movement. because people can't keep it to themselves. look ! no ugly spots ! awesome! incredible shine. i'm switching for good. love, love, love finish! over a million people have switched to finish. visit us on facebook.

its big story in sports this morning, the super bowl is set and it will be historic. this will be the first time the two teams will be coached by two brothers. jim harbaugh and the 49ers are heading to the big game after rallying from a 17-point deficit to beat the falcons 28- 24. john harbaugh and the ravens took on the patriots. baltimore quarterback joe flacco threw three touchdown passes as the ravens scored 21

unanswered points. baltimore beats the patriots 28- 14. >> exciting times. >> i woke up at 10:30 knowing what was going on because i heard the horns honking outside my house. >> a look at some of the star paar you will see at the inaugural ceremonies. >> first, let's go to tuck fore the forecast. >> we have temperatures in the 30s. it will be a chilly day today. we'll see highs later this afternoon in the 40s. i'm have the details on that. and you know who has got your traffic, julie wright. we'll do it right after the break. br

and welcome back to fox 5 morning news on this inauguration morning. we'll take a quick check in with tucker barnes one more time. coldest weather of the year on the way. >> coldest in a couple of years on the way. we are talking dangerous windchills and temperatures around here tomorrow. >> tomorrow. >> tomorrow. >> don't scare me. >> today, if you are headed down to the mall for the ceremony, it will be january- like but not terribly uncomfortable. we'll have highs in the throw mid-40s here. we can deal with that. >> i think so. when i was looking at stuff and i saw ronald reagan's second inauguration was seven degrees, they had to move things inside, i was like this isn't so bad. >> if you went down four years ago this, go-round should be more comfortable than four

years ago when we had highs in the 20s. >> good to know. >> let's do temperatures right now. if you are headed out right now as we just saw on wisdom's live shot, it is cold out there. temperature, 35 degrees at reagan national. most of the area has fallen, i'm just looking. the entire area has fallen below freezing with the exception of quantico which is also 35 degrees. so the rest of the area at or below freezing. 32 in annapolis. good morning to you. 27 in frederick. fredericksburg, 30 degrees. it will be chilly. we'll probably lose a few more degrees at reagan national. i think we'll get awfully close to freezing before the sun gets up at about 7:20 this morning. here are your winds. they will be out of the south up ahead of our next front and they will start to pick up. it will be a bit breezy even late this morning, early afternoon. as the true arctic front comes through later this afternoon and tonight, our winds will be picking up here out of the north and west and they will be howling during the overnight hours gusting to about 25 to

30. that will allow this real cold air to settle in for the next couple of days. today, believe it or not, warmest day of the week. here is your satellite-radar. a little bit of cloud cover to start your day. i think we'll get partly sunny conditions for the first half of the day. as the front starts to get close later this afternoon, it will turn mostly cloudy. the arctic boundary up in the great lakes at the moment will come hard charging through the area later this afternoon. there could be a few snow showers locally here as well later this afternoon. not worried about any accumulating snow but if it really gets going, there could be some snow on the grassy surfaces later this afternoon. late day snow shower possible as that front moves through. winds out of the south at five to 10. they pick unlate this afternoon out of the north and west as that front gets in. 4degrees with winds out of the north and west gusting to 25. our wind chill temperatures will be in the teens tomorrow morning. snow showers possible, very cold and windy overnight. you want to see a very cold seven-day forecast in washington. that is what you call a cold

seven-day forecast. 27 tomorrow, breezy, overnight lows in the teens. looks like we could do the dreaded wintry mix on friday. that is our next chance of any measurable precip and right now it looks like wintry mix. a great big good morning to julie wright who is loving the caps. they are back in action. >> i know. home opener tomorrow. downtown, there is a number of closures already in place across the mall for the festivities taking place later. 14th street bridge is open. it will remain open. you will be denied access to lower 14th street. eastbound 66 coming inbound across the tr bridge, open for business but really where are you going to go? traffic will be diverted off on it e street and turned around. numbered streets, limited parking at this time. you will find closures such as

the tr bridge. memorial bridge is open but only for pedestrian traffic. marc line suspended service for today's commute. metro is open. that will be wait to go if you are headed into downtown for the festivities. other news around town, you will find lanes are open southbound 95. crash in dumfries now cleared. lanes remain closed traveling to and from the third street tunnel. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. if you are heading down to watch the care money or just watching it from your -- to watch the ceremony or just watching it from your couch, we want to see your photos. tweet them or post them on our facebook page. dave ross is down in our web crept we are more. >> reporter: good morning. that is the key. we want you to be incidenter active with us. whatever you are seeing as you celebrate this historic day, share it with us here at

myfoxdc.com. many ways can you could that as you mentioned. sunday us your photos and videos all day long. how do you do that? e-mail them first and foremost to 2013 at wttg.com or upload them to our web site, myfoxdc.com. and can you do that. we have a home page here. when you go to our web site, you can watch the coverage all morning long right here. so if you ever a got your smart phone, whatever after he got and you are out and about, you never have to miss one second of your coverage by watching the live coverage here off of our home page. you can also click this blue tab here. that will help you upload photos and videos wherever you are, whatever you are seeing, send them to us right here through our home page and complete coverage all day long. we are not leaving you all kay. complete coverage of the inauguration 2013 style right here off our home page. you can also tweet us at my fox

dc with the hash tag 2013. we are already getting some tweet pics in. this first one coming to us from new york city. this is at ken like barbie. he and his buddy hopped on the train and coming down to celebrate the 2013 inauguration. that is a good way to do it too. be safe, have fun. get on the train. we got one in early this morning. how about this. this is a picture of quincy bryant from boy scout troupe 1657. his mom says he is ready to report for duty at today's ceremony. good luck. stay warm out there, quincy and your troop 1657. that is all you got to do. go to the home opinion and we've got you covered all day long. >> what a great way to spend the day with friends and also with us here. >> interactive. >> thank you. there will be plenty of star power at this morning's

events. so if you see them, nap a pick of them too. beyonce will be singing the national anthem. both president obama and vice president biden were officially sworn in yesterday. in speeches last night at the in the balancing museum being both men talked about the inspiration for a better future this term. >> in the week and months ahead, we'll reduce gun violence here in america. amer we're going pass comprehensive immigration reform. and we're going to put this nation's economy on a sustainable path to the future. >> the decency, the goodness, the resilience, the neighborliness, the patriotism, the sense of duty, the sense of responsibility of the american people, you have inspired me throughout. roughout. >> of course, all this weekend's events are leading up to the big moment later this

morning when president obama takes the oath of office in public. next hour, we'll go live to the u.s. capitol fay look at preparations happening there. right now, it is 5:22. hope you are having a great day. thank you for joining us this morning. with be right back. ght back. -- we'll be right back. ck. 

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look at the white house. i wonder if president obama is up yet this morning. i have a feeling he is probably getting ready for his big day here, january 21st, 2013. our inauguration coverage continues all day right here on fox 5 news and myfoxdc.com. we'd like to you participate with us throughout the day. you can e-mail your pictures or video to us at 2013 at wttg.com or accepted them to us on twitter. as deeply divided as the nation's capital, today is the day that washington puts politics aside to honor the presidential inaugural festivities. jennifer davis has more. is has >> reporter: there is no question this is a more subdued and scaled-down affair than four years ago but it will still be a day filled with

plenty of celebration, pageanty and pomp and circumstance. the president and vice president were both officially sworn into their second term sunday in small private ceremonies. >> my main purpose tonight is just to say thank you. >> reporter: sunday's ceremonies were held to comply with the constitutionallery tiermt that the oathing taken on january 20th. but traditionally, the big public party isn't thrown on a sunday so today is the chance for as many asen00,000 to gather on the mall to celebrate the president as he gears up for the next four years. >> in the week and months ahead, we'll reduce gunpoint rilence here in america. we're going to pass comprehensive immigration reform and we're going to put this nation's economy on a sustainable path to the future. >> reporter: president obama will take the oath today with bibles used by two historical icons, abraham lincoln and martin luther king, jr. he will deliver an inaugural address

that the white house says will acknowledge the current partisan divide and strike a hopeful tone. >> i think he will touch on the major challenges facing country but in the context of the things that should draw us together. >> reporter: the president and his supports will dance the night away but only at two official inaugural balls compared to the 10 that were held in 2009. in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. there is still plenty ahead here on fox 5 morning news. big crowds are expected to today's inaugural events anden has to get there somehow. we'll check the scene on metro which opens at 4:00 this morning to accommodate all the crowds. we have agot crews all over the city this morning. we'll be right back. -- we've got crews all over the city this morning. we'll be right back [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso.

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good morning. you are taking a live look at the u.s. capitol. flacks all out there getting ready for the ceremonies this morning to inaugurate president obama. we have a lot of out of town visitors here. i know what everybody wants to know is was the weather going to be like for the outside

activities today. take it away. >> it will generally cooperate. we've done much worse as far as temperatures in the years past. this year, it looks like we'll be in the low to mid-40s around the noon hour. >> not bad. >> and we can expect at least partial sunshine so it should be a decent day. the heads up here is we've got some cold air on the way. some real cold air later this afternoon and tonight. it is a chilly start to the day. 35 at reagan national. pittsburgh, 22. focus on the teens there north and west. chicago is 13 and detroit is 18. the arctic boundary will get through the washington area later this afternoon. for activities out there at midday, for the parade this afternoon, i think temperatures will top out in the mid-40s, low to mid-40s and then this cold air will really allow the temperatures to tumble later this afternoon and tonight. there is a look at your satellite-radar. we will see more and more clouds during the course of the day. partlysony start to the day and mostly cloudy by afternoon. could there be a few snow

showers with the front? yes, there could. that would be 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 tonight as the front moves through. there is your day planner. 35 here early. we'll get up into the low 40s and then temperatures start to fall off later today as the wind pick up and as i've been mentioning here for the past couple of hours, high temperatures tomorrow don't get out of the 20s so we'll talk more about that in a minute. >> all right. we'll go now to julie wright. you think a lot of people will be figuring out what boots will go with their ball gowanus tonight? >> you and i would not have trouble with that. >> not at all. >> but man is it going to be cold out there. right now, what you need to know traveling into downtown, which i strongly suggest to you to heed the warnings. we have reporters live downtown telling out the same thing. use metro this morning. tr brim remains open at this time but they are did i haveing traffic over to pennsylvania avenue and over toward the whitehurst freeway. 14th street bridge is open

right now. here is the southeast-southwest freeway. traffic is denied access to and from the third street tunnel from both the freeway and new york avenue. you are denied access to the third street tunnel. it remains closed at this time. coming across the 14th street bridge, you are denied access onto lower 14th street. all traffic coming out of the main line will be forced over to southeast-southwest freeway. metro, your way to go so far. plenty of parking available at all of our metro stops. we are keeping an eye on that as well. vre suspended service. brunswick and penn minds are working on a special inaugural train service for you. -- penn lines. >> as wave been telling you all morning, metro is the best way to get around. karen gay houston is live at the gallery place metro station in northwest with all things that you need to know about getting around on metro today.

>> good morning. can you say do not drive downtown? just don't do it. the best bet is to take metro. and because there is no parking, the streets are pretty much blocked off. you don't know where to expect the barricades. there is one here at seventh. you can't see it from here because of traffic. d.c. national guard is over there. they have their humvees off blocking seventh street right at the corner of h. now, metro's fill start time today was 4:00 a.m. but they got a late start at the gallery place stop. people were lined up to get to the trains but the barricade at the top of the escalators not removed until 4:13ish. to help you plan your day, metro's hours are from 4:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. peak fares from 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. parking rates are the normal weekday rates and to prevent congestion at suburban parking

lots, parking fees will be charged when exiting. now, three of the metro stations are going to be closed during the inauguration festivities. those are archives, mount vernon square and smithsonian. so plan your day accordingly. forget about trying to get off at archives mount vernon square or smithsonian and here is another reminder. metro says load up your cards at the start of your trip so that you have enough money to cover getting down to the mall and getting back. we're live at gallery place in chinatowgray houston, fox 5 news. back to melanie and sarah in the studio. >> and in just a few hours, the national mall will be packed with scores of speck stators. hundreds of thousands expected to take part in the presidential inauguration and also listen to his speech. wisdom marten live on the national mall with last-minute reminders for those of you

heading down to the mall today. good morning. wisdom think are you there? >> yes. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. good to talk to you as well. good to hear you as well out here in this cold here on the national mall. we are taking the pulse of the crowd down here on the national mall once the crowds do get down here. right now, people are starting to slowly filter in to this area as they get ready for inauguration 2013. last time it was packed all way from the steps of the capitol back past the washington monument and beyond. there were jumbotrons all over place to accommodate all the crowds here although they are not expecting that large of a crowd to come this time. they still do have the jumbotrons in place and they are expecting a big crowd even though it may not be as big as last time. a couple of things it tell you about. entry points, constitution avenue, northwest between

seventh and 12th. independence avenue between 7th and 12th as well. those locations will open this morning at 6:30. if you are coming down here, there are some items that you cannot bring to this location. five arms, alcohol, backpacks, large bags, coolers, strollers, signs, posters, animals. it may sound strange but those are the rules if you are coming down. we will be down here throughout the morning. we'll try to talk to some of the people as they slowly start to filter in here and take part in inauguration 2013. get a feel and try to compare it to last time. talk about smt ropes they came if they came last night compared to why they decided to come back again, deal with the cold we are. we have got it. we are all over inauguration 2013.

-- talk about some of the reasons they came. >> the same list of items probed also applies if you plan to attend the inaugural parade. the parade is set to begin around 2:40 this afternoon when president obama, the first lady, vice president biden and dr. jill biden depart the capitol and lead the parade. there are a few local groups marching. the miy sound of maryland marching band from the university of maryland, the 54th massachusetts volunteer infraptery regiment company b headquartered in silver spring. we'll also see the majestic marching knights from d.c.'s ballou high school. they have the honor of marching right behind the float honoring dr. martin luther king, jr. and finally dogs and the people they serve. they will come down pennsylvania avenue as well. as this historic day plays out, we want to hear from you. we'll tell you how you can be part of the fox 5 inauguration

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many bodies were so so badly disfigured, official are having a hard time determining whether they were attackers or hostages. katie couric has scored the first interview with notre dame linebacker manti te'o. it will be the first on-camera interview given by the all- american since news broke about the dead girlfriend that apparently didn't exit. te'o and his girlfriend will appear on her daytime talk show this thursday. last week, he insisted he was a victim of a hoax, not a participant. barbara walters was admitted to a d.c. hospital over the weekend after she fell at an inauguration party. she reportedly slipped saturday night on a step at the british ambassador's residence and cut her forehead. a spokesperson says the 83-year- old is awake and alert.

it is not nope yet when she may be released. still ashe had acre travel nightmare in europe thanks to mother nature. >> plus, eye look at the -- a look at the forecast in the d.c. region. tucker barnes has all the details in just a few minutes. see you then.  ever since mom and dad

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and you are taking a live picture that. looks like the chinatown arch this morning all lit up. no too many people out in that part of town but didn't a lot of people heading downtown this morning. very chilly morning in the nation's capital on this inauguration day and the rush to get into the city for today's swearing-in is already under way. across the pond, europe's busiest airport is having trouble getting planes in and out thanks to mother nature i'm blast of winter weather has also closed schools and disrupt train service in britain. long ton's heathrow airport says it has canceled about 130 flights today, 10% of the daily total. also delays in paris, amsterdam and frankfurt. >> i was looking at some of the inaugural history. weather has certainly played a part. we had the armest inauguration day on record, 55 degrees and coldest, seven degrees. >> same president. >> reagan. >> and he got good and the bad.

>> i remember going to that one in the early 1908s. >> i don't. >> i was a baby then. >> i was only six. my parents brought me. i wish. you want to be prepared for a binter morning. temperatures have fallen back into the 20s and low 30s to start your day. it should an decent looking holiday here for us. if you are headed down to the mall, dress in layers. -- you want to be prefared for a winter -- prepared for a winter morning. leonardtown, 30 degrees. 32 here in annapolis and 30 in baltimore. temperatures overnight again falling generally below freezing with the exception of quantico and here at reagan national. looking at the satellite-radar, a little bit of cloud cover to start your day. i think there will be peeks of sunshine particularly early. later this afternoon, as our arctic front starts to move in, yesterday, it got up to 60 and

we had the little front come in. we won't be as warm today but we will warm up. we'll have cloud cover and possibility of a for you snow showers late this afternoon and during the early evening hours and then behind that front, look out. we are talking dangerous cold around here for the next couple of days. so today, honestly, the warmest of the next seven as the bottom will drop out on these temperatures overnight. jet stream looks rather benign with a little dip there on the way. the arctic front come blasting through later today and tonight. we're not going to get above freezing for a couple of days. tomorrow's daytime highs will only be in the 20s. 45 today. winds out of the south at five to 10. it will be a brief warm-up ahead of that front. partly sunny skies. man a sprinkle or rain shower with the passage of the front. 4 tonight. we get very cold overnight and windy with winds picking up out of the northwest gusting to about 25 miles per hour.

and there is your accu-weather seven-day forecast. tomorrow's daytime high, we have breezy conditions, just 27 degrees. 30 on wednesday. perhaps a wintry mix around here on friday. the weekend, temperatures barely budge above freezing. it will be very cold around here. make sure you are ready for extended cold here over the next several days. that is a look at weather. let's do some traffic and julie wright is on point this morning. >> i'm doing my best. >> we are talking about what you can and can't do headed down for the inaugural festivities. the southeast-southwest freeway remains open. access to the third street tunnel this from both directions from new york avenue and the southeast-southwest freeway remains closed at this time. there is a portion of the ninth street tunnel that is also shut down. coming across the 14th street bridge, the 14th street bridge remains open. you are, however, denied access onto lower 14th street. en stead, all traffic coming across it is potomac will be diverted over to the southeast-

southwest freeway. 66 come ago long the tr bridge, they will allow you to get across the d.c. line. the memorial bridge, open for pedestrian traffic and authorized vehicles only this morning. so again, your bridges in southeast. we've got bad news for those on the bw parkway. let's pop up that map. southbound on the baltimore- washington parkway, we are hearing of one possibly overturned tying up the roadway just south of powder mill road but before greenbelt road. you may want to stick with 59 and use that as the alternative route. metro your way to go. a lot of parking lots still not full. so that is good news for you. head over there. find your spot, get on the metro and head into downtown and bundle up. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. ime traffic. >> thank you. we also want to mention, make sure you follow julie at b julie wright if you are going to be out and about. social media is sure for play a big role in today's

inauguration. we want to hear from you. we are checking your tweets next. >> reporter: from the west front, we are here about six hours before the swearing-in ceremony and final preparations are under way this morning. we'll have a full report and show you exactly where all this is going to take place as fox 5 morning news continues in just a moment. at honda, we know some people are never happy with the way things are. and are always dreaming of how they could be. smarter, simpler, how-on-earth-does-it-do-that... er. and they make it that way. because things can always be better. we like those people.

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we want to you join with us in our social media efforts while you were downtown and about today. you can e-mail them to us, tweet them or post them on our facebook page. dave ross has more. i know even in the last year, you've even like really taken off on twitter. >> well, thank you very much. we do like to be interactive. i love. it it is very fun to do. this is a big day, a historic day. when you are out there, out and about, send us your videos, your pick. send it to us. we want to get your vow out there to our people here at myfoxdc.com. this is a couple of ways you can do it. send your pictures and your videos to 2013 at wttg.com or on twitter. i love twitter. at my fox using other the hash tag 2013. if you go to our web site right

now, this is what you will see. and you see here, watch live, if you click here, can you watch it live on your desk top computer or your laptop all day long. so after he got your desk top. just click here and you are clued in all day as to what is going on. you see here? this blue tap tab over here, that is how you can send and upload your pictures to us as we just talked about. complete round the clock coverage right here all day long, effect that we see, we are going to -- everything that we see, we are going to share with you on our web site at myfoxdc.com. we've already been getting in some pictures as we told you through the 2013 at wttg.com. and that that is what we like to call the calm before the storm. nice and quiet. accepted is your pictures. this was sent to us at 2013 at wttg.com. and again, also on twitter all

day long. we've been getting in some twit pics early. we have one here of quincy bryant from boy scout troupe 1657. his mop says he is ready to report for duty at today's ceremony. good luck. stay warm out there. send us your twit pics. it's big day. the 2013 inauguration. be interactive with us. >> all right. straight ahead at 6:00, our coverage continues with allison and toney live above pennsylvania avenue. >> we will be checking your inaugural morning commute and weather. we have everything you need to know. crews all across the city will tell you everything before you head out the door today. fox 5 morning news will be right back. 

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